Weather Records on 10 March 1989

1,846 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1989. Highest significance: Portland, AU.

Key Facts for 10 March 1989

On 10 March 1989, 1,846 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,035 were record highs and 317 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 128 monthly and 1,716 daily.
Portland set a daily record precipitation of 38.8 mm (1.5 in) on 10 March 1989.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,846 stations

1,846 station records on 10 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Whyalla (Norrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Helvecia (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Twins Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews (Geralka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton Showgrounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte-Yarcowie (Gum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eurack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,846 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 632, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 403, Lowest daily minimum 205, Heaviest daily rainfall 474, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 10 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	632
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	403
Lowest daily minimum	205
Heaviest daily rainfall	474
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 10 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 128, daily 1,716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,527 broken records

Margins by which the 1,527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1989

Top 20 records on 10 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1989	Portland, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	105 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Whyalla (Norrie), AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Cradock (Yednalue), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Merino, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	107 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Appila, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Terowie, AU	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Hallett (Old Canowie), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Mount Eba, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Rosalia, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1989	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1989	Port Fairy Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1989	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1989	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1807 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1989. 1989 had 1,846 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

Download the Data

Data for records on 1989-03-10: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,524
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2